Buxted HFT Shooting Club

Hunter field target (HFT) is a target shooting sport derived from the air gun disciplines of field target shooting and hunting. Primarily an outdoor sport shot with air rifles normally of .177 or .22 calibre (rated at a maximum of 12 ft/lb).

 

A typical HFT course is made up of 30 lanes, with each lane consisting of a peg and a metal "knock down" target placed in a position to simulate a hunting scenario. The peg marks the shooting spot and the shooter must touch the peg with part of his or her body or gun for the shot to count.

 

The targets are mainly based on typical quarry such as rabbit, rat, crow, magpie and grey squirrel. They are made from metal and mimic their counterparts in both shape and size. Each target has a circular "kill zone" that varies in size, (typically 15–45 mm in diameter), and are set out at varying ranges (typically 8-45 yards/7.3-41.1 m).

 

A direct hit to the "kill zone" triggers a mechanism that makes the target fall back flat, simulating a "kill".

 

Successfully "killing" a target rewards you with two points and the target is reset by pulling the "reset cord" whilst Plating" a target (hitting the target anywhere but the "kill zone") rewards you with one point. Missing the target altogether results in a zero.